User Manual

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Simulating a gospel chorus
For gospe
l
-st
yl
e songs, c
h
oose t
h
e “GOSPEL” Voca
l
Designer soun
d
an
d
t
h
e “HUMMING” Ensem
bl
e soun
d
.
“
GOSPEL” is a choral sound containing the distinctive upward swoops that occur at the beginning of notes,
a
nd is a particularly good complement to the softer attacks of “HUMMING.
”
C
hoose “GOSPEL” and “HUMMING”
Use the ex
p
ression
p
edal to reduce the volume of the “HUMMING
”
soun
d.
“
HUMMING” will var
y
its character through the range of “mmh
”
➞
“
Ooh
”
➞
“Aa
h
” as
y
ou operate t
h
e expres
-
sion pedal, but the “mmh” sound that
y
ou get when the pedal is in the full
y
returned (upward) position is
particularly good with “GOSPEL.” You’ll want to leave the pedal in the upward position most of the time,
a
nd advance the pedal to accentuate musically intense passages
.
A
ppl
y
an appropriate amount o
f
“HALL 1” ambience
.
If
y
ou want onl
y
light reverberation, “STUDIO” is also a good choice
.
Pe
rf
o
rm
.
Use your voice via the mic to control the volume. For a
f
unky rhythmic backing chorus, hold down the
chords on the keyboard and use your voice in the mic to produce the rhythm. You’ll also want to use the
pitch bend lever aggressivel
y
.
1
.
2
.
3
.
4
.
H
ow about a ca
pp
ella
?
If
y
ou also choose a bass sound in the “Bass &
P
ercussion” part, you’
ll
b
e a
bl
e to simu
l
ate an
a cappella group all b
y
y
ourself! Pla
y
the bass
line with
y
our le
f
t hand while
y
ou use
y
our
rig
h
t
h
an
d
to p
l
ay t
h
e me
l
o
d
y an
d
c
h
or
d
s.